Hunting: Bad for deer, bad for your heart

The closest I've ever been to hunting was seeing my brother accidentally shoot a squirrel with a BB gun in our backyard. It was pretty horrifying, especially since he only meant to scare it away from the bird feeder. Despite living near expansive wilderness, I've never had the urge to hunt, but I know a few people who enjoy it.

Here's bad news for deer hunters out there -- a new study shows that hunting can be bad for your heart. It should come as no surprise that hunting leads to a surge in adrenaline, which gets your heart going quite fast, but apparently those who regularly hunt are actually at risk for developing potentially dangerous heart-rhythm disturbances, or even diminished oxygen supply to the heart. Furthermore, the study found that hunting puts the heart under more distress than running does. It's thought that the combination of physical exertion, adrenaline, rough terrain and cold weather is what's causing the problem. And considering that hunters are often hundreds of miles from civilization, this can be a serious, potentially fatal, problem.

Still, I doubt this will deter many from hunting. What do you think?